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William B. Botka and his wife Harrietteintended to volunteer as translators with theAmerican Red Cross in the planned Guantanamo Bay,Cuba refugee camp...
...imagine the thought that crept into Fidel Castro's mind sometime last year: "I would like for Cuba to play baseball against the great New York Yankees!" Except of course that would be embarrassing, since the Yankees are paying quite a bit of money to the Cuban defector Orlando Hernandez. And so the thought became "I would like for Cuba to play baseball against the great Baltimore Orioles!" And on March 28 it was so, when an Orioles team featuring some of the highest-priced talent in the bigs went down to Havana and became the first Major League Baseball...
...Currently, Cuban stars can't play in the U.S. unless they defect (and agents will no doubt be circling around the Yards like sharks tonight to encourage that); players hope to convince Castro to allow them to play as long as they continue to live (and pay taxes) in Cuba. But before that, there's the game, and what could be the Cubans' secret weapon: the Orioles left behind a cache of wooden bats for the cash-strapped Cubans accustomed to more durable aluminum ones. Given a month to practice, they might just play well enough to bring a smile...
...Monday, and it looks like the real controversy will stay off the field. According to the Associated Press, fans will be unable to display banners during play, and "political and commercial messages will be banned." This is in response to an expected thousand protesters urging either a harsher Cuba policy or an end to sanctions, the number suggested by Rep. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who opposes the game. The Orioles have reasonably announced that the protestors will be kept out of the stadium. But in attempting to keep political statements out of the parking lots and the mouths...
...Monday, and it looks like the real controversy will stay off the field. According to the Associated Press, fans will be unable to display banners during play, and "political and commercial messages will be banned." This is in response to an expected thousand protesters urging either a harsher Cuba policy or an end to sanctions, the number suggested by Rep. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who opposes the game. The Orioles have reasonably announced that the protestors will be kept out of the stadium. But in attempting to keep political statements out of the parking lots and the mouths...